Bathing attire



Nqv. 4 1924. 1,513,843

A. MEFFERT BATHING TTIRE Filed April l5 1922 31a/UWM Alexander Nef/Veri' Patented News 4, 192% UNITED STATES ALEXANDER MEFFERT, OF NEW YORK, N. Y.

BATHING ATTIRE.

Application filled April l5, 1922.

To il/Z( fic/1.0m z' may conce/"ns Y Re it known that I, ALEXANDER Mnififun'r, a citizen of the United States, residing` at New York city', in the county of New York and State of New York, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Bathing Attire, of which the following is a specification, reference being had therein to the accompanying drawing.

lily invention relates to improvements in bathing attire, and more particularly has reference to and is illustrated in the accompanying drawing in its application to a. multi-piece or combination suit adapted for use by non-swimmers as a safeguard against drowning.

Referring to said drawing, l indicates the shirt of the suit, and 2A the belt or life saving attachment, and 3 a joclrstrap or trunks. The belt 2 is substantially flat being provided with the usual ribs l, and valve 5 for admitting air, the ends being provided with suitable eyelets or hoolrs 6 for lacing, as indicated at 'i'. The upper and lower margins 8--9 of the belt are provided with eyelets or other suitable fastening means such as 10 by which the shirt l and iockstrap or trunks S may be suitably attached.

It has been customary in teaching swimming to use a suliistantially flat inflated belt somewhat similar to the belt f2, but the belt is loosely applied and floats up under the arm pits of the novice causing chafing and annoyance, whereas by securing thereto a pair of trunks, or a ioclrstrap, such as illustrated, the upward shifting of the life belt is prevented and by the addition of the shirt l, the belt can be applied fairly loosely if desired, and yetwill not slip down when out of the water. 0f course it will be readily understood that the belt and jockstrap may be used beneath a bathing suit or it may be used in combination with the shirt and trunks of a. bathing suit as shown, or the belt and trunk combination be Serial No. 553,127.

used beneath the bathing shirt alone. rIhis form of life belt will give ample bouyancy and at the same time remains close to the body without presenting any very noticeable obstruction when worn beneath a shirt, or may be finished in suitable color and configuration so as to render it not objectionable when exposed. With a suit of this kind, it is practically impossible to drown as .the body will normally remain upright, and at the same time it affords facility for every possible movement in swimmino', and is no practical inconvenience when out of the water.

Of course it will be understood that various modifications may be made in the construction and arrangement of parts without departing from the spirit of the invention as claimed.

I claim:

l. In combination with a substantially flat inflatable belt having upper and lower circumferential marginal flanges, a garment adapted to be secured to said lower flange and means in combination with the top of said garment and said lower flange for detachably securing the same together, a shirt, and means in combination with the same and said upper flange for securingv said shirt and said flange together.

2. In combination with a substantially flat inflatable belt having a circumferential marginal flange, a iockstrap adapted to be secured thereto, and means in combination with said flange and the top of said jockstrap for detachably securing the same together, a second circumferential marginal flange at the top of said belt, a shirt, and means in combination with said second flange and said shirt for detachably securing the same together.

In testimony whereof I hereunto afliX my signature.

ALEXANDER MEFFERT. 

